IKEA PAX hinged door crooked, how can the problem be fixed?

  • Erstellt am 2012-07-31 13:06:32

tim21

2012-07-31 13:06:32
  • #1
Hello!

Earlier we started assembling a 1.50m wide and 2.01m high Pax wardrobe with hinged doors (Fardal). Everything basically went quite well, but adjusting the doors is driving us crazy!

Here is the problem:
The door on the far left is crooked. However, the two doors next to it seem to be at the same height. To illustrate, I took a few photos. There you can see the "tilt" of the door at the top of the wardrobe.

I have already adjusted the screw on the hinge for lateral alignment, but this only changes the vertical gap between the adjacent door; unfortunately, the tilt at the top does not change.

Maybe someone can help me. Thanks in advance!

Best regards
Tim
 

rafael1966

2012-07-31 13:36:22
  • #2
Hi! I would initially align the doors to the side walls of the cabinet. If the doors are crooked like that, then the base is crooked. If a spirit level is available, then place it on the cabinet and, if necessary, align the cabinet with wood/plastic shims. Regards
 

IKEA-Experte

2012-07-31 14:07:44
  • #3
PAX has height-adjustable feet, so you don't need to put anything underneath.
If the gap between the doors becomes larger or smaller overall when adjusting, then you turn the screw on all hinges the same way. To change the tilt, for example, you may only unscrew the screw on the top hinge and screw in on the bottom one.
The carcass can also be slightly crooked in itself. Before nailing the Pax back panel, you should check whether the corners are exactly right-angled.
You don't put a cabinet up without a spirit level. If you don't have one, buy one (not too short); you always need it sometimes.
 

tim21

2012-07-31 14:28:06
  • #4
Thanks already for your answers!

I have now taken a closer look and noticed that the door does not sit flush with the side wall either. This probably also causes the tilt at the top.
A perhaps somewhat silly question: How do I align the door with the side wall of the cabinet? You can’t achieve anything with the adjustment screws on the hinge, can you?
The other two doors fit perfectly immediately after installation...

Unfortunately, I don’t have a spirit level on hand at the moment, but I will try to get one today.

Best regards
Tim
 

IKEA-Experte

2012-07-31 14:35:30
  • #5

Yes, just as I described. Only if the door is now flush parallel with the other one, and that one with the next one, and then that one with the side panel, the crooked door will close correctly with the side panel but no longer with the adjacent door. In this case, I would first press and pull slightly at the upper cabinet corners and observe what happens to the doors.
 

Maverick1854

2012-08-01 10:47:33
  • #6


ATTENTION: The feet are only for support during alignment. The sides must always be underpinned if the floor is uneven. The side panels of the cabinet are the load-bearing parts, not the floor.

If the floor breaks because the side panels are not underpinned, this is not a warranty case, but own fault.
 

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